Semi Trucks to Roll for a Cause on Saturday, July 23

Sanborn, IA will be taken over by big rigs on Saturday, July 23 that will then convoy throughout parts of Northwest Iowa all to raise funds for cancer. This year will mark the ninth annual Commercial Chaos for a Cure. Since starting in 2013 as only a Truck Poker Run, $140,000 has been raised to benefit the June E. Nylen Cancer Center.

This year’s schedule, in partnership with the Tri-State Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society (ATHS), moves all the events into one day:

8:00am Poker Run Registration
9:00am Leave for Poker Run
12:00pm Free-Will Donation Lunch (and purchase your raffle tickets)
1:00pm Jake Brake Contest
2:30pm Pick Raffle Winners
4:00pm Tractor/Truck Pull

For more information visit Commercial Chaos’ Facebook event at: https://www.facebook.com/convoy4cure.

Commercial Chaos for a Cure was started after Paul Schelling, a Sioux Center native, was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer in his young 20s. Once in recovery, he along with his family and friends wanted to find a way to spread awareness about cancer and give back to the June E. Nylen Cancer Center where he had his treatment. And thus, their unique fundraising event was born and has been growing each year. Funds raised this year will help the Cancer Center fund the purchase of a new leading-edge PET Scanner. Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool in the diagnosis and staging of cancer, including re-staging throughout treatment. The Center’s current PET scanner is more than 11 years old and will be replaced in January 2023. It is a $2.6 million project.